Quantum Physics Forum

Post thread
Join in expert discussion on quantum physics. Quantum physics is the mathematical description of the motion and interaction of subatomic particles. Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory.

Quantum Interpretations and Foundations

I Question about discussions around quantum interpretations
Are space and time quantized quantities?
  • · Replies 34 ·
2
Replies
34
Views
9K
Understanding Entanglement and Parallel Computing in Quantum Computing
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Finding Ground State Wave Functions: Tips & Tricks
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Reflection, at a quantum level?
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
4K
Which slit/way at time of observation or passing slits?
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
3K
Directional photon detector to detect which path?
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
3K
What theories address the fundamental questions about quantum mechanics?
  • · Replies 145 ·
5
Replies
145
Views
37K
Having difficulty comprehending a problem in Peskin's text
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
What does the Higgs Field have in common with Congress?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Pauli's exclusion principle Intrpretation
  • · Replies 29 ·
Replies
29
Views
7K
Problem in constructing Matrix representation in |↑↓> basis
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
Why are mutually exclusive states orthogonal?
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
3K
Quantum teleportation of macroscopic objects
  • · Replies 68 ·
3
Replies
68
Views
18K
Bell's Experiments & Hidden Variables
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
4K
Absorber Theory, Retarded and Advanced Potentials
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Wheeler's Delayed Choice bibliography
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
A composite system of three particles with different spin
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Velocity Measurement in Quantum Mechanics
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Application of schrodinger's equation
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
4K
Governing laws of quantum mechanics
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Are Photons Actually Infinitely Small Particles?
  • · Replies 131 ·
5
Replies
131
Views
26K
Why Does the Zeeman Effect Vary in Cadmium and Other Elements?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
Is the Classical Electric Potential a Valid Approximation in Quantum Mechanics?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Superposition/Wave function inside blackhole
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
3K
Electron and the uncertainty principle
  • · Replies 25 ·
Replies
25
Views
6K
What is the Volume of an Electron?
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11
Views
5K
Statistical Mechanics: Using 3 Ensembles for Problem Solving
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Nature of Real Applications Quantum Mechanics
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Newbie questions: wave and particle viewpoints
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
3K
Why Do Subatomic Particles Spin?
  • · Replies 24 ·
Replies
24
Views
5K
Can Measurements Determine Pure vs. Mixture Ensembles in Quantum Theory?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Renormalization and running coupling constant
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13
Views
5K
What Do Bell Tests Reveal About Photon Polarization and Reality?
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
3K
Experiments in quantum entanglement
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
5K
What are the required mathematics for studying Quantum Field Theory?
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
3K
Is Quantum Entanglement the Secret Behind Photosynthesis?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Question re electrostatic charge
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Quantum Effects Brought to Light
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Quantum Entanglement & Relativity: Time Dilation Effects
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
4K
Quantum Cell Phones - Investigating the Possibilities
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
3K
What is the connection between energy eigenstates and position?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
5K
Quantum Chaos: Existence and Stability
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9
Views
4K
Double slit experiment for AP physics
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
How can information be conserved if we live in a quantum universe?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
4K
Proof of uncertainty principle
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
4K
Proving a Claim in Ticcati's Red QFT Textbook: Seeking Advice and Hints
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
2K
Why is inertial mass not an observable in QM?
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
7K
What is normally meant by quantizing a classical theory, versus Hardy's axioms
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
5K
The Gauge Dependence of Quantum Transition Probabilities
  • · Replies 23 ·
Replies
23
Views
6K
Potential energy as observable
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
4K
Are Schrodinger's Equations Taught in Lower Division Physics Courses?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
We know that if we send one electron through 2 slit, the wave function
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Potential Invariant under translation
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
6K
How Does the Angle Between Axes Affect Spin Correlation in Entangled Particles?
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
3K
Writer's Help:Music & String Theory
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
6K
Can a virtual particle create another virtual particle?
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
5K
Question on time-independent perturbation theory
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Prove that information is either increasing or remaining constant with time.
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
4K
Violation of uncertainty principle?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Article: Faked States mimic quantum entanglement
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
3K
Does a symmetry of Lagrangian reserve in each Feynman diagram?
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9
Views
3K
Deriving Wien's Law from Planck's Formula
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
49K
Need an explanation of shells in layman's terms
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Is mass something that is uncertain ?
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
3K
What are the fundamental concepts and axioms of quantum mechanics?
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11
Views
6K
What Is the Source of Spin-Orbit Coupling in the Hydrogen Atom?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Does a single electron transistor really need the tunneling junctions?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
What is the Relationship Between K-Space and Momentum Space in Crystals?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
4K
Second quantization question: one particle or n particle?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
QM Particles and their space boundaries
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
2K
Schrödinger's equation to Dirac's
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Displacement Operator: Explaining Dirac's Equality
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
4K
Scalar field as quantum operator.
  • · Replies 21 ·
Replies
21
Views
5K
Is a finite function with finite Fourier transform possible?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
How does the commutator of fields relate to causality?
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
5K
Quantum Coherence in Transmembrane Proteins?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Calculating the energy-momentum tensor for Maxwell Lagrangian
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
3K
What causes the polarization effect in optics?
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
3K
Can we understand neutrinos as information?
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
3K
Not following one step for Ehrenfest's theorem
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
2K
On the complementarity principle
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
Scope of Hilbert Space of a System?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Can increasing the potential width α decrease the coupling constant λ?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
A 'Classical' object behaving Quantum?
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
3K
Standing Waves and Radiation Emission
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Quantum numbers in wikipedia's table
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
2K
Lorentz Transformation of Fields
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
4K
Commuting of Operators: Particle in Box in 1D with H & H1
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
2K
Multi-Photon Laser Output: Independence & Tensor Product
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
4K
What is so special about quantum entanglement?
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
3K
Second Quantization: Motivation & Field Operators
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
4K
What other experimental evidence exists for entanglement?
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
3K
Why Planck Scale? Reasons & String Theory
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Why the carrying force fields must be the fields of Boson particles?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Density matrix's non-diagonal components
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
6K
Can anyone recommend a text on quantum mechanics based on commutators?
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
4K
Quantum Eraser and Its Implications
  • · Replies 82 ·
3
Replies
82
Views
16K
Quantum Levitation: Examining Effects of Aerogel
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
Verification of probabilities for various states
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
How do you integrate the Hopf term in 2+1 dimensions?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K